in memory of the american poet, robert lee frost, who is highly regarded for his realistic depictions of rural life, we are now calling for visual and audio works to re-examine and re-explore one of his renowned poems, mending wall 1914, to celebrate the anniversary of his birth.

THEME:​

the poem questions the existence of the wall between the narrator and the neighbor; it highlights the norms and traditions that people have been keeping up to maintain peace in the rural society.  

the famous line "good fences make good neighbor" is not from frost himself, ironically, it is derived from a popular colonial proverb in the mid 17th century.  so what is this long-planted idea about?  how does it make sense to us nowadays?  how do we define a good relationship between neighbors?  and to a broaden sense, what do the world do and how should we all do to maintain peace and harmony?  

frost is known for his command of american colloquial speech; the artworks submitted should correspond to the poet's use of language and re-examine his complex social and philosophical themes in the poem in an audiovisual language - audio / silent or sound video / still images.

EXECUTION:

all selected works will be shown as an individual or a collage (if necessary) of the components in the poem.  if your work only refers to a specific phrase or stanza, please specify.

​SUBMISSION:

accepted formats include

image - jpeg, png, bmp (max 4mb)

video - vimeo or youtube link to video (max 5min)

audio - wav, mp3 (max 5min)

DATES:

application deadline - 10 march 2015.  EXTENDED:  26 MARCH 2015

online show - POSTPONED TO 5 APRIL 2015

DOWNLOAD:

more inf and download application on http://www.coldbench.com/gallery.html

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